Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems

CUDOS brings together a powerful team of Australian and International researchers in optical science and photonics technology, our efforts will lead to significant advancement in the capabilities and knowledge in this crucial field.

30-11-2017

The Australian Optical Society has awarded CUDOS Deputy Director Professor Yuri Kivshar the 2017 W.H. (Beattie) Steel Medal in recognition of his leadership and significant contributions to the field of optics, particularly in nonlinear photonics and metamaterials.

15-11-2017

The Royal Society of NSW has awarded the Jak Kelly Prize for excellence in postgraduate research to Moritz Merklein, PhD student at the University of Sydney CUDOS node, for his work on 'A chip integrated optical buffer based on hyper-sound waves'.

06-11-2017

Professor Michael Withford, CUDOS node Director and Chief Investigator at Macquarie University, has been awarded the title of 'Distinguished Professor' of Macquarie University, one of the highest honours the University can bestow.

23-10-2017

More than 200 attendees, including representatives from the wider scientific community, government, industry leaders and general public, came together at the CUDOS Legacy Showcase to explore the latest photonics research and technologies.

29-09-2017

An international research group, led by scientists at the Macquarie University CUDOS node, has developed a world-first optical fiber technology which can help detect a wide range of gases with unprecedented sensitivity, with potential applications ranging from breath analysis to air-quality monitoring.

27-09-2017

Scientists are showcasing latest photonics research and technology at the CUDOS Legacy Showcase this Friday: Get a sneak peek into the future potential impact of photonics and the revolutionary light based technologies that will change our world and drive Australia's innovation economy.

26-09-2017

The world’s internet demand is about to outstrip its fibre capacity and with the capacity limits of standard single-mode optical fibre fast approaching, new technologies are required to avoid an Internet capacity crunch. CUDOS spin-off company Modular Photonics provides solutions.

20-09-2017

The speed of light is of great advantage when sending data over the internet, but it is a real challenge to master on a small chip. A new design offers a solution: convert the energy to sound. Read The Conversationarticle by CUDOS researchers Moritz Merklein, Dr Birgit Stiller and Professor Benjamin Eggleton.

18-09-2017

Researchers from the University of Sydney CUDOS node have dramatically slowed digital information carried as light waves by transferring the data into sound waves in an integrated circuit, or microchip.

13-09-2017

The postdeadline paper on ‘Brillouin-based Light Storage of 200ps-long Pulses for 70 Pulse Widths‘ by Kevin Jaksch, Moritz Merklein, Dr Birgit Stiller and the CUDOS teams at the University of Sydney and the Australian National University has been accepted for presentation at the Frontiers in Optics 2017.

08-08-2017

CUDOS PhD candidate Moritz Merklein has been awarded the University of Sydney's Faculty of Science Postgraduate Research Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement, based on his exceptional manuscript 'Enhancing and inhibiting stimulated Brillouin scattering in photonic integrated circuits', published in Nature Communications.

26-07-2017

Physicists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) developed a new hybrid integrated platform that promises to be a more advanced alternative to conventional integrated circuits that are currently manufactured by the semiconductor industry. The researchers demonstrated that their approach is mass manufacturable, making it possible to integrate the platform into everyday electronic equipment like smartphones and computers. For the end user this technical advance means that it may lead to faster internet on their next-generation electronic devices.

07-07-2017

CUDOS scientists at ANU have designed a new nano material that can reflect or transmit light on demand with temperature control, opening the door to technology that protects astronauts in space from harmful radiation.